Sale 997 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 October, 2010
Category — 15c-90c 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 118-122)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5479
90c Carmine Rose & Black (122). Slightly disturbed original gum, wide margins and and well-centered, slight dry print of Carmine Rose frameVERY FINE. AN UNUSUALLY CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.
The slight variation in the Carmine Rose impression is also found on the block of six offered in our 1998 sale of the Zoellner collection.
13,000
3,750